As you may have noticed, there was a gap in blog posts since last week. I just returned from a refreshing ten days of little or no email. It is possible, but it takes commitment and some planning.

Lighthouse

Here is what I recommend:

  • leave your laptop and Blackberry at home
  • clean-up any unfinished correspondence before you leave
  • tell co-workers and customers that you are on vacation and don’t plan on checking email
  • configure your out-of-office auto responder with different rules and responses – beware of simply replying to all incoming messages as some maybe Spam
  • plan on spending a few hours triaging your inbox on your return
  • use the delete key relentlessly when reviewing accumulated messages

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